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hiragana

Hiragana [ひらがな - 平仮名]

A phonetic letter script consisting of 46 characters representing every sound in the Japanese language. All Japanese word can be written in Hiragana. Hiragana is one of three Japanese writing scripts (Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji).

There are also modified forms to describe more sounds in addition to the 46 basic letters. Dakuon, Handakuon, and Yōon.

Dakuon, meaning murky sound (g,z,d). Example: Ka か with two small dots is now Ga が

Handakuon, meaning half murky sound (p). Example: Ha は with a small circle is now Pa ぱ

Yōon, "i" combinations (Ki,Shi,Chi,Ni,Hi,...) with Ya, Yu or Yo. Example: み (Mi) + ゃ (Ya) = みゃ (Mya)

Click on the Hiragana symbols in the charts below to view stroke animation.

Dakuon (濁音) and Handakuon (半濁音)
gagigugego
zajizuzezo
dadidudedo
babibubebo
papipupepo
Yōon (拗音)
きゃkyaきゅkyuきょkyo
しゃshaしゅshuしょsho
ちゃchaちゅchuちょcho
にゃnyaにゅnyuにょnyo
ひゃhyaひゅhyuひょhyo
みゃmyaみゅmyuみょmyo
りゃryaりゅryuりょryo
ぎゃgyaぎゅgyuぎょgyo
じゃjaじゅjuじょjo
びゃbyaびゅbyuびょbyo
ぴゃpyaぴゅpyuぴょpyo